Student News

UK College of Nursing graduate turns cancer journey into advocacy

A person wearing blue medical scrubs stands in a clinical skills hallway lined with wheelchairs holding medical training manikins dressed in hospital gowns, with storage cabinets and additional manikins visible in the background.
By Alexis Baker and Hillary Smith
May 5, 2026

After surviving Hodgkin’s lymphoma twice, Hannah Everett, a graduating senior in the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, is turning her personal cancer journey into patient advocacy through nursing practice, research and service.

May 29, 2026

Student art competition winners celebrate UK’s local food system

Painting of a woman eating a salad surrounded by scenes of farming, gardening and caring for animals in a green rural landscape.
May 26, 2026

UK students partner with Shaker Village to explore design, landscape and place

Rendering of an outdoor campus plaza with people seated at a table on a paved patio, surrounded by grass, trees, and walking paths.
May 19, 2026

‘You’re in the dirt’: UK soil judging team gains valuable experience, celebrates national success

Group of students standing around a soil pit outdoors while an instructor holds up a sample of soil, explaining its characteristics. Several students take notes on clipboards, and tools are visible in the exposed layers of earth behind them.
May 18, 2026

UK student 1 of 65 nationally to receive Udall Scholarship

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May 14, 2026

Explore First shapes futures for UK’s first-generation graduates

A group of students and staff stand together on the steps of a white-columned campus building, smiling and posing for a group photo.
May 13, 2026

UKY Film Festival celebrates winners, student creativity

Nine people stand on a theater stage holding awards during a University of Kentucky Film Festival ceremony, with a large “UK FILM” logo projected behind them.
May 11, 2026

NextGen Service Fellowship provides students hands-on international experience

May 7, 2026

UK’s Omicron Delta Kappa Nu Circle inducts new members, recognizes student leaders

May 7, 2026

From Hazard to healing: UK pharmacy grad driven to serve Appalachia

A University of Kentucky graduate wearing doctoral regalia and a black academic cap with a gold tassel stands smiling in a hallway. The graduate’s purple hair and UK logos on the gown are visible as they rest their arms on a railing indoors..
May 6, 2026

UK Lewis Honors College student named 2026 Key into Public Service Scholar

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